After mp3.com announced that one might or might not own the copyrights of
one's own work on their site, I pulled everything but my arrangement of The Star
Spangled Banner, and put links to LEGITIMATE music sites there. I mean,
what're they gonna do, steal The National Anthem? I have received no
notice beyond reading it in the news posts online. Hell, I don't even get
divorce papers!

No loss to the music community, that one. Created the rip-em-off
model for online music.

Is anyone on this list actually an ARTIST there? If so, what
have they told you?

-DM

>>-----Original Message----->>From: ArsOcarina@aol.com [mailto:ArsOcarina@aol.com]
>>Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:04 PM>>To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>>Subject: MP3.com Gone by December 2, 2003>>>>Yikes!>>>>Has everyone heard
about this? I just got an e-mail or two >>that
tipped me off to it -- and after investigating a little >>I found out it's actually true. This comes as a major shock
>>to me. I'd enjoyed a good deal of success with
their service >>(6007 downloads).>>I have to say i am really sorry to see them
go.>>>>This from
MP3.com's own site-news page:>>>>>CNET Networks, Inc. announced today that it has
acquired >>certain assets >>>of MP3.com, Inc.>>>Please
be advised that on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 at 12:00 >>PM PST the >>>MP3.com website
will no longer be accessible in its current form.>>>>>>Following a transition
period, CNET Networks, Inc. plans to >>introduce
>>>new and enhanced artist services. If you
would like to >>receive e-mail >>>updates on these new services and notification when they
are >>available, >>>as well as an invitation to their special artists-only
>>preview, please >>>sign up here.>>>>>>Your personal information, music, images, related
content or other >>>information will not be
transferred to CNET Networks, Inc. >>or any
other >>>third party. MP3.com's content
administration tools will remain >>>available
until the site is redirected on December 2, 2003. Please >>>note, however, that promptly following the removal of the
MP3.com >>>website, all content will be
deleted from our servers and all >>>previously submitted tapes, CD-ROMs and other media in our
>>possession >>>will be destroyed. We recommend that you make alternative
content >>>hosting arrangements as soon as
practicable. Please remember >>to update
>>>or remove all links and references to the
URL www.mp3.com. >>Additionally >>>if you would like a historical record of your page, we
>>recommend that >>>you capture screen shots of the page as well as your artist
>>statistics >>>pages since they will no longer be available once the site
goes >>>offline.>>>>>>MP3.com stopped
collecting monthly fees for Gold and Platinum Artist >>>Service subscriptions as of November 3, 2003. For any
>>monthly Gold or >>>Platinum Artist Service subscription fees MP3.com received
>>during the >>>period beginning October 13, 2003 and ending November 2,
>>2003, MP3.com >>>will be issuing a refund that will be prorated to reflect a
>>termination >>>of the subscription as of November 2, 2003. For any
previously paid >>>annual Gold and Platinum
subscription fees MP3.com has >>received during
>>>2003, MP3.com will be issuing a refund
that will be prorated >>to reflect
>>>a termination of the subscription as of
November 2, 2003. >>Any artists >>>who subscribed to the Platinum or Gold Artist Service after
>>November 2, >>>2003 will receive a full refund of any fees paid.>>>>>>If you
subscribe to any other MP3.com services, you will receive >>>separate e-mail messages with specific information about
refunds and >>>service availability.>>>Participants in the truSONIC Business Music
Service program will be >>>receiving an
e-mail update about the process for their continued >>>participation in that program.>>>>>>All content uploads
will cease immediately. Approvals of previously >>>uploaded content will continue through Friday, November 14,
>>2003. CDs >>>will be available for purchase through Monday, November 17,
2003 at >>>12:00 PM PST.>>>>>>MP3.com will perform a
final artist accounting and check >>distribution
>>>on or around December 1, 2003. Any artist
account with a >>balance of at >>>least $25.00 will qualify to receive a payment in the final
artist >>>accounting (reduced from the usual
requirement of $50.00). >>Payment of
>>>CD royalties will be included in the final
artist accounting.>>>If you anticipate a
payment, please verify and update your artist >>>account and contact information no later than November 20,
>>2003. Click >>>here for help updating your contact information.>>>>>>Please be
sure to check the Sophie message board and System Service >>>Report (SSR) for further updates.>>>>>>On behalf of all of us
at MP3.com we thank you for your >>patronage and
>>>continued support. It has been a privilege
to host one of >>the largest >>>and most diverse collections of music in the world. MP3.com
>>wishes to >>>express its sincere thanks to each of you for making our
website an >>>important part of your musical
journey. We wish you >>continued success.>>>>>>Sincerely,>>>MP3.com>>>>>>P.S. Remember that in order to receive e-mail
updates on CNET's new >>>artist services, you
should sign up here today.>>>>Geeeze! What to do now?>>>>tEd (r) kiLLiAn>>>>http://www.mp3.com/tedkillian>>http://www.pfmentum.com/flux.html>>http://www.CDbaby.com/cd/tedkillian>>http://www.guitar9.com/fluxaeterna.html>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>